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Question 15 | Don’t Wicked Men Also Glorify God
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The Fourth Commandment, Corporate Worship, and the Strength of Culture
Corporate worship services at our church begin with a call to worship. A passage of Scripture, usually taken from the Psalms, is read aloud reminding the congregation of God’s invitation to worship and give thanks. We come before the Lord responsively, not presumptively. What’s interesting about those invitations to worship is they sound more like…
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Mild Religion and the Threat to Civilization
The man with “mild religion” has no interest in obedience to Christ. He’ll occasionally show up to church, shirt collar in the clutches of his momma, wife, or girlfriend, but he has no passion for honoring Christ by the way he thinks, talks, or behaves.
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Question 13 | Didn’t Jesus Deliberately Hide His Message So People Wouldn’t Repent?
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Question 12 | Aren’t Our Good Works Predestined?
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Question 11 | Isn’t Our Heavenly Inheritance Fully Guaranteed?
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Developing the Christian Virtue of Intolerance
It honors Christ when you cultivate a godly hatred for false worship, evil thinking, and godless living. Speaking as Earth’s King, Jesus said, “Whoever is not with me is against me” (Matthew 12:30). Either you actively promote Christ in worship and life, or you are his enemy.
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Only Small Sins Are Needed
You will say that these are very small sins; and doubtless, like all young tempters, you are anxious to be able to report spectacular wicked-ness. But do remember, the only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy. It does not matter howsmall the sins are provided that…
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Only the First Commandment Makes Men Equal
Apart from God, there will never be any sort of true human equality. It is only “under God” that men become equal. “The law is no respecter of persons, because God is no respecter of persons. He is the Father of both the humble and the proud.”
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Down the Long Hills
Folks couldn’t live together unless they had respect for one another, and for the rights of other men. When you get right down to it, all law is based on respect for each other’s rights.
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Down the Long Hills
“You’re young, so when you sit in company, you sit quiet and listen. They say little pitchers have big ears, and they should have. That’s the way to learn. You’ll hear a lot of foolishness, but you’ll hear wisdom, too, and you must learn not to despise any man. Even a fool can teach you…
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Last of the Breed
“There are good men everywhere,” she said, recalling another. “Yes,” Zhikarev agreed. “I only wish they had louder voices.
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